The cross-reference to Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of…
Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, through its Explanation, gives the meaning of acting…
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The cross-reference to Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 is significant because-
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Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, through its Explanation, gives the meaning of acting prejudicially to the maintenance of supplies of commodities essential to the community. The NSA borrows that meaning to mark off the ground it excludes; it does not take its definitions of appropriate Government or black-marketing from there.